let the first no. is 'a'
second no. is 'b'
so from the statement, One half of a number increased by a second number equals 5.
[tex]\frac{a}{2}+b=5[/tex]and One half of the first number decreased by the second number equals 1.
[tex]\frac{a}{2}-b=1[/tex]add both the equations,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{a}{2}+\frac{a}{2}+b-b=5+1 \\ a=6 \end{gathered}[/tex]put a= 6 in first equation
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{6}{2}+b=5 \\ 3+b=5 \\ b=5-3 \\ b=2 \end{gathered}[/tex]so the answer is,
a = 6 & b = 2
